Gate



WA. v. ROWE.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 19m. RENEWED FEB. 23. 1921.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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Avmvfm A. v. ROWE.

' GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, l9l8. RENEWED FEB. 23. I921. 1,388,375.

I Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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'UNITED STATES ra'rlzla'r o nc ALVIN v. ROWE, oreamsisuae, rumors.

GATE.

Application filed name a, 1918, Serial no. 221,171. Renewed February 23, 1921."'ser1a1 no. 447,222.

' To all whom it may concern:

V I Fig. 4, an enlarged transverse section, taken'in the line 44 in Fig. 1, the gripping tion.

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Be it known that I, ALVIN V. Rowe, a oitizenof the United States, residm at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and tate of Illinois, have invented a new and useful.

Gate, of which the following is a specifica- My invention relates more particularly to that class of farm-gates which may be tilted upward at their free ends, in order to permit them to swing freely over accumulations The invent on consists, substantially, in

the improvements hereinafter described.

In th accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a front elevationof agate in which my improvements are incorporated, the parts'being shownas in normal position; 4

Fig. 2, a similar view, but the gate shown as tilted upwardly at its free end;

Fig.3, a similar view, the gate shown as elevated bodily;

member shown as released from and in position to be moved longitudinally on the hinge-bar; V

"5, an enlarged longitudinal section, partly in elevation, the plane of section being in the line 55 in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6, a top plan detail the position of" which is indicated by the line 6 6 in Fig. 1. Considering the-drawings in detail and indicating each element bya numeral, 2 indicates a supporting post provided with gate hooks or pintles 3, 4 and 5 which maybe of any suitable construction.

6 designatesthe gatebody, comprising longitudinally disposed slats 7 united by co: acting pairs of vertical standards '8 and inclined standards 9. I have .shown each pair of standards as provided with oo-acting Theusual securing bolts 11 and nuts 12 pass through these slots and except inthe top andbottom slats are disposed above and below the respective upper and lower;

edges thereof. V

13 denotes a hinge bar, preferably formed of a length of channel iron bent upon itself at its midlength to format pintle-engaging eye 14, the extended or bodyport io'ns of the barlying in opposition and provided with registering apertures 15, as -shown best'in F 4 and 5. p

16 indicates a supporting yoke and 17 a wear-preventive plate secured thereto preferably by a rivet 18. The branches of the yoke are bent horizontally outward as shown to form shoulders 19 each of which is provided with a bolt-receiving aperture 20 presently described, andtheir terminals 19 are bent thence downward, primarily in order to solidify and-support the shoulders; The upstanding branches of. a U-bolt 21, penetrate the apertures 20, and'each is engaged byv a nut 22. The opposed cheeks 23 of a slat-supporting yoke 25 are provided, with registering apertures through which passes 26 designates agripping member the opposed cheeks 27 of'which are provided with registering slots 28 which are engaged by the the cross-bar of the .U-bolt, the lower edge 7 cross-bar of the Urbolt, the gripping member being thus slidably hung thereon but always in rear of its vertical central line, whereby. the constant tendency of the forward edge of the gripping member is to swing downward. The front-plate 29 of the gripping member is provided with an opening 30 through which the hinge bar 13 is projected.

The upper portion of said plate is cut away as at 31 whereby to provided tongues 32 and a detent shoulder 33. The cheeks 27 are provided with registering apertures 341 which are adapted for registration with the apertures 15 in the hinge bar 13, in order to permit the' insertion of a lockingepin 36 whereby. the gripping member may be locked in a predetermined. position on said bar.

35 designates a gripping member releasing cord or wiresecured atone end to an opening 36 'in the lower end of the gripping relative positions shown in Fig. 1. It will be seen that the slat 7 is firmly gripped between the two yokes, but that it is not penetrated by any bolt or in other way weakened. Also it will be seen that the gripping member is tilted slightly backward at its lower end, thus bringing the hinge bar out of alinement with the opening 30 and causing the upper andlower walls of the latter to grip said rod. To tilt the gate to the positionshownin Fig. 2, or to any greater or lesser angle within the limits of the hinge bar 13, the operator will simultaneously (or substantially so) very slightly raisethe free end of the gate and pull upon the string to release the gripping action of the upper and lower wallsof the opening 30 from the bar 13, this being done by the gripping member so swinging that the bar will 'aline with said opening. The operator will continue to raise the gate end until it has reached the desired position, whereupon, instantly upon his releasing the gate it will tend to fall and the gripping memberwill upon its release automatically swing into tilted position with reference to the hinge bar, whereby to grip the latter and hold the gatein adjusted position. However, the gripping member will not be bearing on the U-bolt 21 nor. Vice versa, for it is gripped upon the "bar 13 and its shoulder 33 is hearing against the bed,-

plate of the yoke 25. Thus the gripping member will have no tendency to wear and cut into, to eventually weaken, the crossbar of the U-bolt. It is to be noted that the gripping member isnot pivoted upon said bolt, but that it is s'lidably mounted (by means of the slots 28) thereon, whereby it 7 is free to swing quite a distance off center and thus render its gravity-action much more rapid. The rear edges of the tongues 32 are adapted to slide over the front edge of the bed-plate of the yoke 25 and thus guide the shoulder 33 into position to strike said plate. Should it, be desired to permanently lock the gate in .any of its adjusted positions it may be accomplished by insertving a pin or cotter through the registering apertures 15 and 34 in the bar 13 and gripping member respectively, in the ordinary manner. a g

Again assume the parts to be in the relative positions shown in Fig. 1.-- To bodily elevate the gate to the position shown in Fig.

3 the operator merely has to raise the lower hinge-member 37 oil the pintle 5 and hang it upon the pintle 4, for the bar 13 will yield upwardly atv its free end and the gripping member .will move over it to the proper position. Instantly upon the gate being released by the operator it will cause the gripping member to drop (by gravity) and the latter willautomatically clutch or grip the rod 13 as above described. I

A large portion of, the. stress comes upon gate-slat loop, an element coacting therewith to clasp the gate slat, a Ubolt engaged withone at least of said elements, a locking and releasing member engaging the U-bolt, and a hinge-bar which it is adapted to engage at selective points.

2. In a gate of the character described, a gate-slat loop, an element coacting therewith to clasp the gate-slat, a U-bolt engaged with at least one of saidelements, a locking and releasing member slidably mounted. on the U-bolt, and a hinge-bar adapted for selective engagements by the member.

3. In a gate of the character described and including a slat, means bearing on said slat, an element having a cross-bar, connected with said means, a locking and' releasing member slidably connected with the. last recited element, and a hingesbar adapted for selective engagements by the member.

4. In a gate of the character described and including a slat, an-inverted U-shaped yoke resting on said slat, an inverted u-shaped yoke on which the slat rests,=a U-bolt con necting them, a member. connected with the U-bolt, and a hinge-bar adapted forselective engagements by the member. v

In a gate of the character described and including .a slat, an elementibearin on said slat, an element on which the slat bears, means for connecting them, a member connected with the connecting means,,.and'a hinge-bar adapted for. selective engage- V ments by the member. r

'6. In a gate, of the character described and including a slat, an elementbearing on said slat, an element on which the slat bears, means for connecting them, a member slidably connected with the connecting means, and a hinge-bar adapted for selective engagementsby' the member.

7. In a gate of the character described, a tilting gate including a slat, slatcla1nping devices, a locking and releasing swinging member engaging opposite sides, of the slot connected ofi' center with said devices and'a hinge-bar adapted for selective engage ments by the member. f

8. In a gate of the character described,

a tilting gate including a slat, slat-clamping 'ClQVICGS, engaging opposite sides of the slot,

a hinge-bar supported'at the inner' end of the gate, and a gravity-actuated member adapted for selective engagements with said 9. In combination with a post, a tilting gate having a slat, means engaging the slat on opposite sides thereof, a movable element carried by the post, and means connected to said first means and engageable with said element at different points along the'length thereof to hold the gate in position.

10. In a gate including substantially embracing opposite sides of butnot penetrating said slat, a member connected with said devices, and a hinge-bar engaged by the member.

11. In a gate including a slat, a yoke crossing the top of the slat, an anti-mutilating element connected with. said yoke and lying on top of the slat, and hinge-devices connected with said yoke. v i o 12. In a gate including a slat, slat-engaging devices one'of which includes a trans versely arranged cross-bar, and a member having spaced cheeks provided with registering apertures through which said crossbar passes, whereby to support the member, and a hinge-bar adapted for selective engagements by the member.

13. In a gate including a slat, slat-engaging devices one of which includes a transversely arranged cross-bar, and a mema slat, devices her having spaced cheeks provided with registering slots through which said crossbar passes, whereby to support the member, and a hinge-bar adapted for selective engagements by the member.

14. In a gate, a slat-striding yoke having horizontally arranged apertured shoulders, a U-bolt passing upwardly through the apertures, a slat-supporting element pivotally mounted on the cross-bar of the U- bolt, a gripping and releasing element non-, pivotally mounted on said cross-bar, and

a hinge-bar adapted for engagement by the' gripping and releasing element.

15. In combination with a post, a tilting gate having a slat, means engaging the upper and loweredges of said slat to grip same, a device movably connected to the post, means connected to said first means and engageable with said device atdifierent 7 points thereon to hold the gate in position, and means to adjustably and selectively set the second means at different, points alongthe length of said device.

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name this 1st day of March, 1918, at Galesburg, Illinois. Y

ALVIN v-. ROWE. 

